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In Living Spontaneously and Embracing Life , one of the greatest spiritual teachers of the twentieth century discusses the importance of believing in our own ideals and truths―and not giving in to the powerful societal influences that govern the world. We live in times where trust in old institutions and their relevance to our lives have evaporated. Religions, ideologies, political systems, morals, family, marriages―none of these traditional institutions are working anymore. Osho’s insight is that the institutions of the past have used the false substitutes of “belief” and “faith” as control mechanisms of society. Whereas authentic trust comes from within, belief systems are imposed from the outside by religious and social institutions. Osho encourages readers to rediscover and reclaim the innate trust that is born with each individual. No more demands to trust in an “other.” No more faith and belief, with their demands that we drop all questioning and doubt, but rather a willingness to honor our questions and doubts so fully that they will lead us to our unique, authentic, and individual truth. Osho challenges readers to examine and break free of the conditioned belief systems and prejudices that limit their capacity to enjoy life in all its richness. He has been described by the Sunday Times of London as one of the “1000 Makers of the 20th Century” and by Sunday Mid-Day (India) as one of the ten people―along with Gandhi, Nehru, and Buddha―who have changed the destiny of India. Since his death in 1990, the influence of his teachings continues to expand, reaching seekers of all ages in virtually every country of the world.
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Osho
4,354 books6,788 followersRajneesh (born Chandra Mohan Jain, 11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) and latter rebranded as Osho was leader of the Rajneesh movement. During his lifetime he was viewed as a controversial new religious movement leader and mystic.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
In the 1960s he traveled throughout India as a public speaker and was a vocal critic of socialism, Mahatma Gandhi, and Hindu religious orthodoxy.
Rajneesh emphasized the importance of meditation, mindfulness, love, celebration, courage, creativity and humor—qualities that he viewed as being suppressed by adherence to static belief systems, religious tradition and socialization.
In advocating a more open attitude to human sexuality he caused controversy in India during the late 1960s and became known as "the sex guru".
In 1970, Rajneesh spent time in Mumbai initiating followers known as "neo-sannyasins". During this period he expanded his spiritual teachings and commented extensively in discourses on the writings of religious traditions, mystics, and philosophers from around the world. In 1974 Rajneesh relocated to Pune, where an ashram was established and a variety of therapies, incorporating methods first developed by the Human Potential Movement, were offered to a growing Western following. By the late 1970s, the tension between the ruling Janata Party government of Morarji Desai and the movement led to a curbing of the ashram's development and a back taxes claim estimated at $5 million.
In 1981, the Rajneesh movement's efforts refocused on activities in the United States and Rajneesh relocated to a facility known as Rajneeshpuram in Wasco County, Oregon. Almost immediately the movement ran into conflict with county residents and the state government, and a succession of legal battles concerning the ashram's construction and continued development curtailed its success.
In 1985, in the wake of a series of serious crimes by his followers, including a mass food poisoning attack with Salmonella bacteria and an aborted assassination plot to murder U.S. Attorney Charles H. Turner, Rajneesh alleged that his personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and her close supporters had been responsible. He was later deported from the United States in accordance with an Alford plea bargain.[
After his deportation, 21 countries denied him entry. He ultimately returned to India and a revived Pune ashram, where he died in 1990. Rajneesh's ashram, now known as OSHO International Meditation Resort and all associated intellectual property, is managed by the Zurich registered Osho International Foundation (formerly Rajneesh International Foundation). Rajneesh's teachings have had a notable impact on Western New Age thought, and their popularity has increased markedly since his death.
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August 7, 2017
This book is a beautiful meditation on trust. But you can't read it like you would a typical nonfiction book, expecting a certain construction and form. You have to read it as if you are in the presence of a wise teacher who only asks for your undivided attention in listening. I found it fluid, penetrating and enlightening, making me question how I see the universe and my trust with it. Here is an excerpt from the first chapter:
"What is trust? Is it a belief? No, because belief belongs to the mind. Trust is a rapport. You simply put aside all your defense measures, your armor; you become vulnerable. You listen to something, and you listen so totally that the feeling arises in you as to whether it is true or not. If it is untrue, you feel it; if it is true, you feel it-- why does this happen? It happens because truth resides in you. When you are totally nonthinking, your inner truth can feel wherever truth is-- because the same always feels the same, it fits. Suddenly everything fits, everything falls into a pattern and the chaos becomes a cosmos. The words fall in line, and a poetry arises. Then everything simply fits. If you are in rapport, and the truth is there, your inner being simply agrees with it-- but it is not an intellectual agreement. You feel a tuning. You become one. This is trust...TRUST IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF FIRST YOU TRUST IN YOURSELF."
This is the third book of Osho's that I have read. I very much respect and revere his work. When I think of Osho I think of a rebel mystic. During his lifetime (he died in 1990) he was known as a controversial mystic, guru and spiritual teacher. Born in India, he later moved to the US and his ashram is now called The Osho International Meditation Resort. His teachings emphasize meditation, awareness, love, courage, intuition and creativity-- but there is a boldness to his style and expression that I love. He was a fearless thinker, not afraid to speak his mind to the dismay of others. And as a truth seeker he ruffled many feathers in the process (as many great thinkers did-- no one ever made a statue of a man who followed all the rules!).
Osho never wrote his words, he only spoke them. Some may find that odd but many probably don't know that Rumi did the same. There is a certain authenticity and intimacy to the spoken voice-- and I feel a kind of spiritual intimacy when I read Osho. Like Emerson, Rumi and Thoreau, he is one of the spiritual thinkers who I receive much inspiration from and guidance.
"What is trust? Is it a belief? No, because belief belongs to the mind. Trust is a rapport. You simply put aside all your defense measures, your armor; you become vulnerable. You listen to something, and you listen so totally that the feeling arises in you as to whether it is true or not. If it is untrue, you feel it; if it is true, you feel it-- why does this happen? It happens because truth resides in you. When you are totally nonthinking, your inner truth can feel wherever truth is-- because the same always feels the same, it fits. Suddenly everything fits, everything falls into a pattern and the chaos becomes a cosmos. The words fall in line, and a poetry arises. Then everything simply fits. If you are in rapport, and the truth is there, your inner being simply agrees with it-- but it is not an intellectual agreement. You feel a tuning. You become one. This is trust...TRUST IS POSSIBLE ONLY IF FIRST YOU TRUST IN YOURSELF."
This is the third book of Osho's that I have read. I very much respect and revere his work. When I think of Osho I think of a rebel mystic. During his lifetime (he died in 1990) he was known as a controversial mystic, guru and spiritual teacher. Born in India, he later moved to the US and his ashram is now called The Osho International Meditation Resort. His teachings emphasize meditation, awareness, love, courage, intuition and creativity-- but there is a boldness to his style and expression that I love. He was a fearless thinker, not afraid to speak his mind to the dismay of others. And as a truth seeker he ruffled many feathers in the process (as many great thinkers did-- no one ever made a statue of a man who followed all the rules!).
Osho never wrote his words, he only spoke them. Some may find that odd but many probably don't know that Rumi did the same. There is a certain authenticity and intimacy to the spoken voice-- and I feel a kind of spiritual intimacy when I read Osho. Like Emerson, Rumi and Thoreau, he is one of the spiritual thinkers who I receive much inspiration from and guidance.
July 18, 2022
Main Points / Scattered Thoughts / Quotes I liked:
-A discoverer not only discovers things. As hw goes on discovering more and more unknown worlds, he goes on discovering himself also, simultaneously.
-Think of doubt and trust as complementary... Always think of those pairs in terms of inevitable complementariness, never think in terms of opposition.
-Only one thing matters: right this moment, you are.
-Trust yourself. Experiment with meditation. Doubt means thinking. The more you doubt, the more you can think.
-I don't think, therefore I am.
-Go on cleaning your mind continuously; go on dying to the past so you remain in the present.
-"Trust can never be destroyed. Once it is there, nothing can destroy it, absolutely nothing can destroy it." If you supposedly trust in God and ask for something and you don't get it and now your trust is diminished, the that trust was probably not that strong to begin with. I want to have the same attitude or trust in God/Buddha/the Universe/life regardless of whether I do or don't get the things I want in life, regardless of whether things are in my favor or not.
-"Trust is not conditional. Trust is personal; belief is social. It should not be dependent on the trustworthiness of others. It should be intrinsic; it should not be dependent on the other." This will probably be the hardest to practice - trusting everyone.
-"Five persons have cheated you, and five billion people on the Earth lose your trust? You should just try to understand a little arithmetic." This made me laugh but I also love these lines. I know people who will make a generalization over a whole group of people based off a few people that they met. It's a shame because they're missing out on so much. I wish people gave others the benefit of the doubt more and approach them on a case by case basis.
-"Knowledge is borrowed, knowing is one's one. Knowing is existential: you have lived it. It is an experience... When you know, you can forget knowledge." When people have opinions on things they haven't experienced they don't really know, they can't relate. If you really want to know about something, try to see how you can make it an experience for yourself. Learn by doing and then you'll know. I wish I could tell my friend to stop overthinking and just do what he needs to do. He's so paralyzed by his analysis of jow things should be, not willing to take action and make mistakes. Basically, you only really know things from experiencing life, not hearing or reading about it from others.
-"All your knowledge is nothing but labeling, naming." I don't need to know your name to know you, you know? I know what you look like, I've talked to you, I know who you are.
-"If somebody says, 'I have seen God'... How to prove or disprove it?" It's his experience. I find it ignorant when someone claims to follow them because they have found the way of life, they know the truth. I feel like they should be more hesitant about making such a bold claim (even if it is true to them). I mean in the end do any of us really know anything?? My ex did this and it was truly irritating
-"Belief is a deep need in people... Without belief you don't know why you exist... One feels simply without any meaning, an accident in existence." This part reminded me of that song A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left by Andrew Bird.
-"Whatsoever you believe, you project." This reminds me of people who claim they see different things when they have a near death experience.
-"How can you trust me if you don't trust yourself?" This reminds me of that Switchfoot song Do You Love Me Enough to Let Me Go and if you replaced the word love with trust instead it changes the whole meaning of the song
-Planning is death-oriented. Planning means you have no trust. Whatever I say won't be true and authentic if I plan out what to say beforehand (I find myself doing this a lot, I'll think of cool or interesting things to say and it feels rehearsed). To always be planning means to always be afraid. When you plan everything, you leave no room for spontaneity. It's a shame because the best moments on life are the ones you don't plan for. I felt my entire being called out in this part lol
-"Marriage is a cage, love is the open sky. We have destroyed love and created the illusion of marriage. It is ugly. Two persons out of love is one thing, and two persons together because of the law is totally different." I find myself conflicted with this because I'm in a relationship yet I have doubts on whether I should get married or not. Is there freedom in limitation? There's also the paradox of choice that can leave you paralyzed.
'"Trust in Allah, but tether your camel first."
-In the West, we can't let things happen. We're always constantly doing everything and that's why we can't sleep; sleep needs to be allowed. We're uptight and need to breathe and slow down.
-In the East, people let go too much. They are relaxed but lazy, they're languid. They trust in existence and leave it up to the universe so much that they don't take it upon themselves to change their fate. This is detrimental to making any progress.
-The Sufi Approach is to be the third type of person that we should strive for: Do what you can. Do everything in your power you can possibly do and then if nothing else can be done, trust existence. Trust the universe that it'll work out. It always does.
-I have to do, and yet I have to learn not to expect.
-Lastly, he talked about how the Buddha cannot give you truth and that it's already within you, you have to discover it for yourself. This reminded me of Self-Reliance by Emerson. Distance in terms of emotions leads to objectivity. Distance in terms of physicality provides scale and context. Both physical and emotional distance lead to perspective, context, and reveals truth.
The main message I got from this book is to trust in yourself, in others, and in the universe. After finishing this book I find myself even further drawn towards the Buddhist way of life. The more passages read, the more I was able to connect it to other experiences in my life and other books I've read. Osho makes some references in here like Dostoyevsky's the Idiot and Friedrick Nietzsche which I will have to check out sometime. He also makes references to the river connecting the past present and future and how it's all connected, which I remembered reading about in Siddhartha, only this time he emphasized that the past and future are nonexistent and only you are the present.
I loved reading this, and I will definitely be checking out more of his other works in the future! :)
-A discoverer not only discovers things. As hw goes on discovering more and more unknown worlds, he goes on discovering himself also, simultaneously.
-Think of doubt and trust as complementary... Always think of those pairs in terms of inevitable complementariness, never think in terms of opposition.
-Only one thing matters: right this moment, you are.
-Trust yourself. Experiment with meditation. Doubt means thinking. The more you doubt, the more you can think.
-I don't think, therefore I am.
-Go on cleaning your mind continuously; go on dying to the past so you remain in the present.
-"Trust can never be destroyed. Once it is there, nothing can destroy it, absolutely nothing can destroy it." If you supposedly trust in God and ask for something and you don't get it and now your trust is diminished, the that trust was probably not that strong to begin with. I want to have the same attitude or trust in God/Buddha/the Universe/life regardless of whether I do or don't get the things I want in life, regardless of whether things are in my favor or not.
-"Trust is not conditional. Trust is personal; belief is social. It should not be dependent on the trustworthiness of others. It should be intrinsic; it should not be dependent on the other." This will probably be the hardest to practice - trusting everyone.
-"Five persons have cheated you, and five billion people on the Earth lose your trust? You should just try to understand a little arithmetic." This made me laugh but I also love these lines. I know people who will make a generalization over a whole group of people based off a few people that they met. It's a shame because they're missing out on so much. I wish people gave others the benefit of the doubt more and approach them on a case by case basis.
-"Knowledge is borrowed, knowing is one's one. Knowing is existential: you have lived it. It is an experience... When you know, you can forget knowledge." When people have opinions on things they haven't experienced they don't really know, they can't relate. If you really want to know about something, try to see how you can make it an experience for yourself. Learn by doing and then you'll know. I wish I could tell my friend to stop overthinking and just do what he needs to do. He's so paralyzed by his analysis of jow things should be, not willing to take action and make mistakes. Basically, you only really know things from experiencing life, not hearing or reading about it from others.
-"All your knowledge is nothing but labeling, naming." I don't need to know your name to know you, you know? I know what you look like, I've talked to you, I know who you are.
-"If somebody says, 'I have seen God'... How to prove or disprove it?" It's his experience. I find it ignorant when someone claims to follow them because they have found the way of life, they know the truth. I feel like they should be more hesitant about making such a bold claim (even if it is true to them). I mean in the end do any of us really know anything?? My ex did this and it was truly irritating
-"Belief is a deep need in people... Without belief you don't know why you exist... One feels simply without any meaning, an accident in existence." This part reminded me of that song A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left by Andrew Bird.
-"Whatsoever you believe, you project." This reminds me of people who claim they see different things when they have a near death experience.
-"How can you trust me if you don't trust yourself?" This reminds me of that Switchfoot song Do You Love Me Enough to Let Me Go and if you replaced the word love with trust instead it changes the whole meaning of the song
-Planning is death-oriented. Planning means you have no trust. Whatever I say won't be true and authentic if I plan out what to say beforehand (I find myself doing this a lot, I'll think of cool or interesting things to say and it feels rehearsed). To always be planning means to always be afraid. When you plan everything, you leave no room for spontaneity. It's a shame because the best moments on life are the ones you don't plan for. I felt my entire being called out in this part lol
-"Marriage is a cage, love is the open sky. We have destroyed love and created the illusion of marriage. It is ugly. Two persons out of love is one thing, and two persons together because of the law is totally different." I find myself conflicted with this because I'm in a relationship yet I have doubts on whether I should get married or not. Is there freedom in limitation? There's also the paradox of choice that can leave you paralyzed.
'"Trust in Allah, but tether your camel first."
-In the West, we can't let things happen. We're always constantly doing everything and that's why we can't sleep; sleep needs to be allowed. We're uptight and need to breathe and slow down.
-In the East, people let go too much. They are relaxed but lazy, they're languid. They trust in existence and leave it up to the universe so much that they don't take it upon themselves to change their fate. This is detrimental to making any progress.
-The Sufi Approach is to be the third type of person that we should strive for: Do what you can. Do everything in your power you can possibly do and then if nothing else can be done, trust existence. Trust the universe that it'll work out. It always does.
-I have to do, and yet I have to learn not to expect.
-Lastly, he talked about how the Buddha cannot give you truth and that it's already within you, you have to discover it for yourself. This reminded me of Self-Reliance by Emerson. Distance in terms of emotions leads to objectivity. Distance in terms of physicality provides scale and context. Both physical and emotional distance lead to perspective, context, and reveals truth.
The main message I got from this book is to trust in yourself, in others, and in the universe. After finishing this book I find myself even further drawn towards the Buddhist way of life. The more passages read, the more I was able to connect it to other experiences in my life and other books I've read. Osho makes some references in here like Dostoyevsky's the Idiot and Friedrick Nietzsche which I will have to check out sometime. He also makes references to the river connecting the past present and future and how it's all connected, which I remembered reading about in Siddhartha, only this time he emphasized that the past and future are nonexistent and only you are the present.
I loved reading this, and I will definitely be checking out more of his other works in the future! :)
October 20, 2025
A meditation on trust.
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Trust is not a belief. Trust is a connection with yourself.
Trust is only possible when you first trust yourself. Trust uses doubt, that’s the difference between belief and trust. The soul is reached through doubt, not through belief. Belief is just a mask. Doubt is nothing but growing trust. A question creates the space for an answer to appear. Truth is not something that can be given or taken. Truth is an experience that grows within you. Truth doesn’t have to be entertaining but it is always enlightening.
Trust creates freedom. Freedom brings great responsibility. Slavery is a deal. You give away your freedom, and someone else takes responsibility for your life, safety, food, shelter, everything you need. In reality, you lose nothing except your freedom. And freedom is your soul.
Trust doesn’t mean that everything will go well. Trust means that everything already is well.
Why do you feel depressed when there is uncertainty? Not because of the uncertainty itself but because you demand certainty. Uncertainty is part of life. You cannot change reality. You must change for reality.
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Trust is not a belief. Trust is a connection with yourself.
Trust is only possible when you first trust yourself. Trust uses doubt, that’s the difference between belief and trust. The soul is reached through doubt, not through belief. Belief is just a mask. Doubt is nothing but growing trust. A question creates the space for an answer to appear. Truth is not something that can be given or taken. Truth is an experience that grows within you. Truth doesn’t have to be entertaining but it is always enlightening.
Trust creates freedom. Freedom brings great responsibility. Slavery is a deal. You give away your freedom, and someone else takes responsibility for your life, safety, food, shelter, everything you need. In reality, you lose nothing except your freedom. And freedom is your soul.
Trust doesn’t mean that everything will go well. Trust means that everything already is well.
Why do you feel depressed when there is uncertainty? Not because of the uncertainty itself but because you demand certainty. Uncertainty is part of life. You cannot change reality. You must change for reality.
August 30, 2017
I won a copy of this book.
Belief is in the mind, trust is in the heart...that's my takeaway from this book. Go out into the world and have experiences. Start by realizing that you must learn to trust yourself, because if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust? Lots of people say they trust the church, but the church only creates mistrust and doubt, according to Osho.
If you like these kind of books, you'll like this one. If you're a skeptic, you'll be skeptical.
Belief is in the mind, trust is in the heart...that's my takeaway from this book. Go out into the world and have experiences. Start by realizing that you must learn to trust yourself, because if you can't trust yourself, who can you trust? Lots of people say they trust the church, but the church only creates mistrust and doubt, according to Osho.
If you like these kind of books, you'll like this one. If you're a skeptic, you'll be skeptical.
May 7, 2022
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December 10, 2021
Being trusting vs being naive:
"Both will be cheated, both will be deceived, but the person who is naive will feel cheated, will feel deceived, will be angry, will start mistrusting people. His naivety will sooner or later become distrust. And the person who trusts is also going to be cheated, is also going to be deceived, but he is not going to feel hurt. He will simply feel compassionate toward those who have cheated him, who have deceived him, and his trust will not be lost. His trust will go on increasing in spite of all deceptions. His trust will never turn into distrust of humanity."
"It is better to be robbed in trust than to become a millionaire in doubt. A person who robs your riches robs nothing. But if you doubt, you lose your heart.
So when I say trust, I don’t mean that trust will always prove right; I’m not saying that. Many times trust will put you into many difficult situations, because the more you trust, the more vulnerable you become. And the more you trust, the more you become a victim of people who are ready to deceive.
But still, I say, be deceived. That is not as costly as being doubtful."
And thanks again for reminding me that, whatever is truly mine can't possibly be taken away from me and whatever is taken away from me wasn't truly mine in the first place.
"Both will be cheated, both will be deceived, but the person who is naive will feel cheated, will feel deceived, will be angry, will start mistrusting people. His naivety will sooner or later become distrust. And the person who trusts is also going to be cheated, is also going to be deceived, but he is not going to feel hurt. He will simply feel compassionate toward those who have cheated him, who have deceived him, and his trust will not be lost. His trust will go on increasing in spite of all deceptions. His trust will never turn into distrust of humanity."
"It is better to be robbed in trust than to become a millionaire in doubt. A person who robs your riches robs nothing. But if you doubt, you lose your heart.
So when I say trust, I don’t mean that trust will always prove right; I’m not saying that. Many times trust will put you into many difficult situations, because the more you trust, the more vulnerable you become. And the more you trust, the more you become a victim of people who are ready to deceive.
But still, I say, be deceived. That is not as costly as being doubtful."
And thanks again for reminding me that, whatever is truly mine can't possibly be taken away from me and whatever is taken away from me wasn't truly mine in the first place.
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February 5, 2019I had to abandon reading this book after going through about a quarter of it. I found the thoughts conveyed in one page contradicting with those in the next. I read that "doubt" is very good inquiry and is essential to affirm one's trust. I then read that "doubt" is very negative and it shows one's insecurity and fear. I found the anecdotes presented to have trust in someone irrespective of them cheating continuously very illogical and meaningless. It could be terminology issue but I just couldn't take it anymore.
I'm not new to reading books on Spirituality but I just couldn't connect with OSHO style in this book.
I'm not new to reading books on Spirituality but I just couldn't connect with OSHO style in this book.
August 3, 2019
Truly difficult at first, especially when he seemed to contradict himself when defining doubt, and when he encouraged trusting foolishly even when a person is obviously deceptive or manipulative. Like c’mon, I just learned not to do that!
However, it really picks up from the middle to the end... I could not put the book down as he peeled the unconscious layers of fear in my psyche with simple phrases and removed remaining distortions of what it means to trust. I was particularly pleased by the epilogue in which he becomes more directive and clear about what exactly he is teaching.
You will be afraid and then a little more free.
However, it really picks up from the middle to the end... I could not put the book down as he peeled the unconscious layers of fear in my psyche with simple phrases and removed remaining distortions of what it means to trust. I was particularly pleased by the epilogue in which he becomes more directive and clear about what exactly he is teaching.
You will be afraid and then a little more free.
February 8, 2018
This is the second book ( written from his spoken word) of Osho's I've read and love the thought provoking ideas he imparts. While I don't embrace all his insight, I learn something new every time I pick up one of his books.
February 20, 2018
Every time I read another one of Osho’s books, I get to understand how easy and beautiful this life is. His books are capable of changing you into a new human being. Read his books. You’ll feel much better.
January 22, 2022
The ideas of the book, the core concepts that drive the "philosophy", if i could call it so, are definitely some that I appreciate. Among those are the concepts of trusting oneself; the release of control; the value of the present moment without anxiety for an uncertain future or suffering for the past ones and the realization that we are not thought to sustain trust in ourselves but outside figures which might not be of similar ideas and values as our own.
And still, along with the great appreciation for the core ideas of the book comes the disagreement with the way the author presents it. A large part of the book is close to being an aggressive stance against those that do not share the same belief as the author, being written in what seems to me to be meant to invalidate the lifestyle of some people. In a paradoxical way doing the exact same thing that the book blames. By that I mean that Osho claims to not like the way some figures of authority make us distrust ourselves and place our trust in external values and things that they themselves posses (which I agre with), yet he does the same, literally almost bashing people daring to not live by the values he presents (will not give spoilers but try to read the book and see how many aggressive stances you find towards people living their life the way they see fit, sometimes even the generic individual of society or the reader directly... in my case... I found a lot).
In my opinion the way Osho presents his concepts is almost a cynical way (and i mean the greek philosophy here), just in the same "You live badly and in an incorrect way. Let me explain to you why you do so and why you should live like me" style of expression the Hellenistic Cynics did... I for one advocate for a more "I consider things this way and find it very useful. If you do appreciate this I will gladly explain and share what I can. If you don't, I wish you well on your journey.", which is a more Stoic approach. I would go for the quote from Marcus Aurelius to explain what is the element that's missing in Osho's book to be a great one, "Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself".
And still, along with the great appreciation for the core ideas of the book comes the disagreement with the way the author presents it. A large part of the book is close to being an aggressive stance against those that do not share the same belief as the author, being written in what seems to me to be meant to invalidate the lifestyle of some people. In a paradoxical way doing the exact same thing that the book blames. By that I mean that Osho claims to not like the way some figures of authority make us distrust ourselves and place our trust in external values and things that they themselves posses (which I agre with), yet he does the same, literally almost bashing people daring to not live by the values he presents (will not give spoilers but try to read the book and see how many aggressive stances you find towards people living their life the way they see fit, sometimes even the generic individual of society or the reader directly... in my case... I found a lot).
In my opinion the way Osho presents his concepts is almost a cynical way (and i mean the greek philosophy here), just in the same "You live badly and in an incorrect way. Let me explain to you why you do so and why you should live like me" style of expression the Hellenistic Cynics did... I for one advocate for a more "I consider things this way and find it very useful. If you do appreciate this I will gladly explain and share what I can. If you don't, I wish you well on your journey.", which is a more Stoic approach. I would go for the quote from Marcus Aurelius to explain what is the element that's missing in Osho's book to be a great one, "Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself".
September 18, 2021
This book is not a quick read, although it is quite thin.
I really had to read it twice. First time when I started to read it, I was not ready for it. My mind, my self was not ready to learn what trust is, learn what is God and what actually means "to be free".
Three years passed and I picked up the book again, and this time all the given insights were revolutionary for me. I underlined almost every paragraph, so many quotes that I would like to share with you, starting with the difference between direction and destination, knowing and knowledge, the real meaning of faith, belief, doubt, meditation and more importantly trust.
Moreover, this book can definitely arise discussions, especially with topics such as religion, freedom, doubt, and trust.
Now I know where to start and what should I do to be more trusting ... meditate.
I really had to read it twice. First time when I started to read it, I was not ready for it. My mind, my self was not ready to learn what trust is, learn what is God and what actually means "to be free".
Three years passed and I picked up the book again, and this time all the given insights were revolutionary for me. I underlined almost every paragraph, so many quotes that I would like to share with you, starting with the difference between direction and destination, knowing and knowledge, the real meaning of faith, belief, doubt, meditation and more importantly trust.
Moreover, this book can definitely arise discussions, especially with topics such as religion, freedom, doubt, and trust.
Now I know where to start and what should I do to be more trusting ... meditate.
February 2, 2025
I don't think I've ever not given one of Osho's books 5 stars. Everything he says totally resonates with me and just makes so much sense. It's almost so obvious, but so many of us just miss it. We often place trust, or indirectly a lack of it, in the wrong places. Most importantly, we need to trust our feelings and own personal experiences, trust in existence and live detached from outcomes. This does not mean that we do not try, but rather accept what life is, always in the present moment - happy or sad, good or bad. I needed this book right now.
November 14, 2023
Cartea explorează modul în care încrederea în sine și în ceilalți ne poate elibera de frică și de constrângerile mentale, deschizându-ne la o viață plină de semnificație și autenticitate.
Cu stilul său provocator și inspirațional, Osho oferă perspective revoluționare despre încredere, aducând lumina în zonele întunecate ale vieții noastre și ghidându-ne către o conștientizare mai profundă și o împlinire autentică.
Cu stilul său provocator și inspirațional, Osho oferă perspective revoluționare despre încredere, aducând lumina în zonele întunecate ale vieții noastre și ghidându-ne către o conștientizare mai profundă și o împlinire autentică.
July 26, 2025
This book is part of a whole series [Insights for a new way of living - 13 books].
Basic introductory level to Spirituality. Various subjects of life broken down to simple words for the masses. The series is very repetitive; same theme and approach, just different subjects and stories.
Just choose the best subject that attracts you and buy that book. Not worth buying the whole series.
Basic introductory level to Spirituality. Various subjects of life broken down to simple words for the masses. The series is very repetitive; same theme and approach, just different subjects and stories.
Just choose the best subject that attracts you and buy that book. Not worth buying the whole series.
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October 29, 2019This book should be read when you have a clear mind, hold no judgement and constantly practice self reflection. At first you may think to yourself "Oh c'mon, he must be kidding me" and find his words full of contradiction, but then things will eventually make sense to you.
January 5, 2025
O carte frumoasa, destul de greu de citit din cauza metaforelor si a pauzelor pe care trebuie sa le faci in timp ce citesti. Initial, nu am dorit sa o continui, dar odata ce vei intra in lumea lui Osho, iti va fi greu sa o lasi din mana
March 4, 2020
Great perspective, easy to understand in relation to the topic.
February 28, 2021
An interesting and engaging introduction to New Age metaphysics and thought.
June 22, 2021
Goes right along with my meditation practice and in not being attached to a destination or an end ...but trusting in your gut and the own direction you have within
June 28, 2021
Un libro para leer con calma y recapacitar. Me ha venido en un momento muy bueno. Entender y aplicar los principios te pueden cambiar la vida
May 2, 2022
Un libro que leí en el momento indicado. Que me mostró una perspectiva de vida que puede ser debatida pero no te obliga a aceptarla, solo te invita a conocerla. Tú eres quien elige.
October 21, 2022
Any of the small guides of Osho is worthy to keep on your person for long stretches of time and return to at your best, worst, and in between.
June 21, 2025
El mejor libro que leí hasta el momento
November 6, 2025
هنا الثقة تبدو شبه عمياء .. وذلك من اجل حياة مفعمة بالحرية! لا يهم كم مرة خُدعت أو حتى من نفس الشخص وأنت تعلم انه مستمر في خداعك، فلا تفقد الثقة التي هي صميم جوهرك. وللحياة ان تحياها بتلقائية بعيداً عن تعقسدات الأنظمة الدينية والأعراف الاجتماعية
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March 6, 2024
a friend gave me this book and I have to confess that is not my style but I had enjoyed the reading. It's a good book. made me think about concepts. It's good to know others perspectives.
March 27, 2020
Through wisdom and stories, Osho takes you on a ride to teach you what Trust really means.
As with most of Osho's books... you can expect a whole lot of text as most of these are based on talks. As another reviewer here noted, it pays to use these books more as some sort of reading meditation.
If you take your time to read through it (and to be honest, at about 70% in I really had to push through), there is definitely gold to be found.
Here is some gold I found for myself in this book:
Direction comes out of living this moment. It is not something that you manage and plan. It happens and you will never be certain about it, you can only feel it. Destination belongs to the ego; direction belongs to life, to being.
Trust is personal, belief is social. Trust you have to grow in; belief you can remain.
Doubt means thinking. So don't cultivate Trust.. cultivate meditation.
Whatsoever you do through a decision is wrong, becaise the whole existence is not following your decisions, the hwole existence moves in its own way. You are a part of ti - how can you decide for the whole?
All is clear here in this very moment. And it has been so since time began.
As with most of Osho's books... you can expect a whole lot of text as most of these are based on talks. As another reviewer here noted, it pays to use these books more as some sort of reading meditation.
If you take your time to read through it (and to be honest, at about 70% in I really had to push through), there is definitely gold to be found.
Here is some gold I found for myself in this book:
Direction comes out of living this moment. It is not something that you manage and plan. It happens and you will never be certain about it, you can only feel it. Destination belongs to the ego; direction belongs to life, to being.
Trust is personal, belief is social. Trust you have to grow in; belief you can remain.
Doubt means thinking. So don't cultivate Trust.. cultivate meditation.
Whatsoever you do through a decision is wrong, becaise the whole existence is not following your decisions, the hwole existence moves in its own way. You are a part of ti - how can you decide for the whole?
All is clear here in this very moment. And it has been so since time began.
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July 14, 2020People who trust themselves can trust others. People who don’t trust themselves cannot trust anybody. Out of self-trust, trust arises. If you are distrustful about yourself, then you cannot trust me; you cannot trust anybody. If you don’t trust yourself, how can you trust your trust? It is going to be your trust. Maybe you trust in me, but it is your trust: you trust in me and you don’t trust yourself. So it is not a question about me, it is a deep question about yourself. If you can trust, something or other will always happen and will help your growth. You will be provided for. Whatsoever is needed at a particular time will be given to you, never before it. You get it only when you need it, and there is not even a single moment´s delay. When you need it you get it, immediately, instantly! That´s the beauty of trust.
October 2, 2016
An astonishing book on trust and acceptance. Showing that in a world where most people see only black and white and judging the shades of gray to have the feeling of seeing colours, you can simply accept black and white, and transcendence to a new area where all the colours exist and waiting for you to see.
a total must read
a total must read
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